Jammu: The J&K government has banned civilian traffic for two days – Sunday and Wednesday – on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway and only government forces’ convoys will be allowed to proceed from 4am to 5pm on these days. These restrictions will remain in effect till May 31. The move follows Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s […]

NEW DELHI: CRPF convoys moving to and from the Kashmir Valley will now be commandeered by a higher SP-rank officer and a single motorcade will not have more than 40 vehicles at any point of time, the paramilitary force has ordered in the wake of the Pulwama attack that killed over 40 troops during a […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday shared with the Indian government its initial findings on the dossier handed over by Delhi on the Pulwama attack, a statement issued by the Pak Foreign Office said. According to the statement, “The Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the Foreign Secretary and […]

Srinagar: A request would be sent to the US to seek details from a service provider of “virtual SIMs”, which were used by the JeM suicide bomber behind the Pulwama attack and his Pakistan and Kashmir-based handlers, officials said. Piecing together information from the site of the suicide strike, searches carried out by the Jammu […]

Srinagar: A top army officer on Saturday appealed to mothers in Kashmir to help bring back their sons who have joined militancy and to stop their children from joining militant ranks. General Officer Commanding (GoC) of the army’s Srinagar-based 15 Corps, Lt Gen KJS Dhillon, said, “From the core of my heart, I personally request […]

Anantnag: The wide new stretch of the National Highway (NH-44) from Anantnag to Srinagar was supposed to bring relief to Kashmiris in their road journeys, but has instead become an ordeal for them. Every day since the February 14 attack on a CRPF convoy at Lethpora, Kashmiris travelling on this part of the highway have […]

NEW DELHI: Amid India-Pakistan tension, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India will fight and win as one. Modi was addressing millions of BJP workers through the world’s largest video conference. The mega event faced several criticisms by the opposition parties. “When the enemy supports terror and acts against India, it is to stop […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), on Thursday said troops are at high alert along the LoC to thwart any “Indian aggression”. ISPR issued a situation update on Thursday to notify that “Pakistan Army troops are at high alert along the Line of Control (LoC) with all required safeguards along Eastern Border […]

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is following with “deep concern” the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, calling on both sides to urgently take steps for a “meaningful mutual engagement”. In the wake of the Pulwama attack and subsequent air strikes by both countries, tensions have escalated between India and Pakistan. The UN chief […]

SRINAGAR: Kashmiri students who were made to flee from Dehradun by violent mobs after the Pulwama fidayeen attack have now been asked to return by their college administration. The students, however, say they are caught between the devil and the deep sea, with war clouds hovering over Kashmir and fear of more attacks in Dehradun […]

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